Research of GMC Affiliate Philip Martin Featured in KQED Article

A report by Global Migration Center Affiliate Philip Martin was recently featured in a KQED Article noting the challenges farms and farm workers face in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

An excerpt from the article:

"California’s farm belt pumps out more than a third of the country’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts every year. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, employers who manage the state’s orchards, packing sheds and fields of row crops are faced with a dilemma: continue operating and hope that workers don’t get sick or shutter their doors, forcing workers to file for unemployment and putting the country’s food supply at risk."